Will work to enact the Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act to incentivize states to extend child welfare support and services for foster youth through age 21.

Judy Chu · California · Democratic

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Occurrences

To amend section 477 of the Social Security Act to increase the maximum education and training voucher amount and provide greater support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education.

Introduced legislation to increase support for foster youth pursuing postsecondary education.

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introduced by Reps. Judy Chu (CA-28) and Rep. Nathaniel Moran (TX-01)

Chu backed legislation included in the Fostering the Future Act that would improve postsecondary education access and success for foster youth.

Press Releases | Representative Judy Chu
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re-introduced the Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act, which would provide an incentive for all states to extend child welfare support and services for foster youth through age 21.

Chu re-introduced a bill to incentivize states to extend foster care support and services through age 21.

Press Releases | Representative Judy Chu
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Evidence

GovInfo lists H.R. 8498 in the 119th Congress as introduced in the House on April 27, 2026. The recorded action says Ms. Chu introduced the bill and it was referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means; the latest action shown is still committee referral.

Chu reintroduced the bill in the 119th Congress, but it remained at introduction/committee referral with no enactment or floor action in the lookback window.

partial later_term A for effort

H.R. 8498 (IH) - Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act - GovInfo
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Rep. Houchin's official press release says Houchin and Chu 're-introduced' the Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act on April 28, 2026 and describes the bill's purpose as extending services for foster youth through age 21 and allowing re-entry to care.

Official House release confirms active reintroduction and advocacy, but not delivery of enactment.

partial later_term A for effort

Reps. Houchin and Chu Introduce the Bipartisan Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act | Congresswoman Erin Houchin
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Assessments

never unknown A for effort

The promise was to work toward enacting the Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act. The evidence shows Judy Chu materially pursued that goal by reintroducing the bill in April 2026, but the bill only reached committee referral and there is no evidence here that it passed or became law. Under the rule for serious legislative attempts that do not achieve the promised enactment, this counts as a failed delivery with effort credit rather than partial or delivered.

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never later_term A for effort

Chu materially advanced the promised legislation by reintroducing the Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act in the 119th Congress, with the bill referred to the House Ways and Means Committee. However, the promised outcome was enactment of the Act, and the evidence shows no passage or enactment, only introduction and committee referral. This qualifies as a serious legislative effort but not delivery of the promised result.

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